West Manehim: Officials approve disc golf course and other news in brief

Volleyball teams to play without financing from YWCA and more area news in brief

A temporary disc golf course to be set up in the West Manheim Township park for a tournament, officials said.

The tournament is being proposed and will be run by the group of people who help with the disc golf course at Codorus State Park, said township manager Kevin Null. The West Manheim park board will work with the group on the placement of the course, Null said, and some of the proceeds from the tournament entry fees will be donated to the park.

The park board unanimously voted to allow the tournament,but needed formal approval from the supervisors, he said.

"The course will be able to be put up and then taken down at a moment's notice and won't interfere with any other park activities," chairman Harold Hartlaub said.

The request was given unanimous approval by the board of supervisors with the condition that the group provide the township with proof of all necessary liability insurance.

More information, including a date, about the proposed disc golf tournament will be announced at a future township meeting.

Volleyball teams to keep playing >> The West Manheim Township board of supervisors has approved allowing the same teams that have played sand volleyball at the park for the last three years to continue playing there this year even though the teams will not be financially supported by the YMCA.

"The YMCA did not allocate money for sand volleyball this year but the teams want to continue playing," said township manager Kevin Null.

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For the non-affiliated group to continue reserving the courts, it is necessary to have the supervisors' approval, Null said.

The supervisors unanimously approved the request on the condition that the group pay the same $200 fee that was paid in previous years by the YMCA and that they supply the township with proof of liability insurance.

"If it's an organized team they have to have their own liability insurance," chairman Harold Hartlaub said.

Egg hunts deemed a success >> The two West Manheim Recreation Park Easter Egg hunts held on April 12 for children and canines were both huge successes, Chairman Harold Hartlaub said.

More than 120 children hunted for 5,000 candy-filled eggs, according to a report from park board chairwoman Christine Gienski, with the younger children cleaning up everything in their more open area in less than seven minutes. The older children's Easter eggs were hidden in the woods, according to Gienski's report, and it took about 20 minutes to find all of those eggs.

There were 65 dogs and their owners hunting for 1,000 Easter eggs filled with dog treats, Gienski's report stated, and the dog hunt was over in 15 minutes.

The park also received $40 in donations during the two egg hunts, according to the report.